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Franchise Quarterly: 2009 Dolphins (1-3)

Posted on August 20, 2009 at 06:45 PM.

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In the first day of the release of the new Madden roster including Michael Vick and Brett Favre, I began my annual Miami Dolphins franchise and played the first four games of the season.

Last year when I did this, I ended up with the exact record the real Dolphins had (11-5) in my first season and also dropped my first two games of the season as well.

The slow start last year didn�t last long though as I easily adjusted to the game and started reeling off wins like nothing. I think it may be a little different this year.

The start to the season was tough and it showed as I lost the first three games before finally winning the fourth when I hosted Buffalo.

The first game may have been the worst as Atlanta beat me 31-10 despite Matt Ryan just completing three passes. Michael Turner had no problem carrying the load though and the Falcons scored on two defensive touchdowns as well.

I just couldn�t get anything going with the ground game and the passing game was rusty as well.

The second game of the season was against Indianapolis and Peyton Manning played unstoppable from the start completing 25 of 30 passes for 286 yards and a touchdown.

I did dominate time of possession however so I kept it close and came back in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 23 before falling victim to a time-expiring field goal by Adam Vinatieri to win the game.

Next up was a trip to San Diego where my heart would be broken once again in the final seconds of the game. In the fourth I came back to take a 31-27 lead with 1:56 left in the game.

This was too much time to leave the Chargers who had no trouble marching downfield and scoring off a 1-yard pass from Phillip Rivers to Vincent Jackson....

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